6:52 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has acknowledged that if he had been a Formula One fan watching the same man reel off one dominant win after another, it might even have sent him to sleep. “Having been a fan growing up, having lived in different eras, watching the Schumacher era, of course I know what
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4:56 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Lewis Hamilton took his sixth victory of the season, but it was a race
12:31 PM ET George Russell said he felt thankful Formula One cars are equipped with a Halo safety device after crashing out of the Belgian Grand Prix. On the 10th lap Russell was forced to take evasive action to avoid Antonio Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo after the Italian driver lost control of his car at the
10:55 AM ET Lewis Hamilton is on course to match Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 F1 victories at Ferrari’s 1000th grand prix, hosted at the Mugello circuit owned by the Italian team. Mugello is hosting its first ever F1 race, the Grand Prix of Tuscany, on Sep. 13. The race is being held to commemorate
1:17 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The story at the front of the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix is
1:23 PM ET Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has questioned the priorities of “certain members of the Ferrari team” after it registered its worse qualifying performance of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix. Ferrari qualified 13th and 14th at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, 1.7s off the pace of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton on pole position. At
10:29 AM ET Lewis Hamilton dedicated pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix to actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away at age 43 on Friday night. Hamilton, the only Black F1 driver in history, was in a league of his own at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, finishing 0.5s clear of the next nearest car, Mercedes teammate
2:29 PM ET It’s the seventh race of the season and by now we should know better than to get excited by Friday practice times. Engine modes, fuel loads and differing run plans can all conspire to paint a misleading picture on practice day, but in 2020 there’s always a degree of intrigue when a
12:08 PM ET Claire Williams insists that leadership of her family’s famous Formula One team will remain unchanged after its recent sale to Dorilton Capital. Williams ended lingering doubts about its immediate future by securing the sale to the U.S.-based private investment firm. The deal will keep it under the Williams brand, and the team
6:35 AM ET Formula One has confirmed the second of this season’s two races in Bahrain will be held on an alternative layout and as a night race. The sport announced this week that Bahrain would host two events this year, one on November 29 and one on December 6, ahead of the season finale